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SCCD 31228 Johnny Lives / Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra As its name suggests the undertone of this almost big band is African music, for which the South African bassist Johnny Mbizo Dyani had been a great contributor. A few months after Dyani’s untimely death, the guitarist/bandleader Dørge dedicated this recording to the bassist. …
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SCCD 31227 The Lost Melody / Joe Bonner Quartet "… The Lost Melody is a good group session, marked by strong charts …." (The Penguin Guide to JAZZ) "… one cannot but admire the fluency and precision, the dexterous right hand…the diversity in his play is a mark of a great pianist… " (Jean-Paul Ricard, …
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SCCD 31220 Open Air / Tom Harrell Quintet Trumpeter Tom Harrell (b. Urbana, IL. June 16, 1946) recorded this album in Copenhagen during the European tour with Phil Woods. Tom Harrell is best known for his association with Horace Silver. He has also worked with Cecil Payne, Bill Evans, Lee Konitz before he joined the …
SCCD 31219 No Rush / Bob Rockwell Quartet An American tenorman who moved to Denmark in 1983, Rockwell made this his first recording on SteepleChase with his working band at the time. “… this disc deserves a good listening and a place in our record collection …” (Marc a. Chénard, Musimagazine) 1. Twice (Butch Lacy/Bob …
SCCD 31214 My Standard / Paul Bley Trio Paul Bley is probably the most original piano player in jazz and most influential one. Keith Jarrett for example would not have been what he is without Bley. Almost 15 years went by after the first recording by Bley for SteepleChase (SCCD 31005 Paul Bley & Niels-Henning …
SCCD 31212 Guitar – Guitar – Guitar / Doug Raney Trio Doug Raney was 18 when he moved to Copenhagen 20 years ago and was already quite mature in his playing though a bit more modern than his famous father Jimmy Raney. This album was made 8 years after his debut album “Introducing Doug Raney” …
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SCCD 31210 Relax And Enjoy / Boulou Ferré Quartet “ .. .a most enjoyable album. Given the instrumentation, one might assume this is music close in spirit to that of Django Reinhardt, but the Ferres have extended their music beyond that genre. …their interpretations of well-known classics..are fresh and wholly interesting …” (Carl Brauer, Cadence) …
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SCCD 31209 Angolian Cry / Johnny Dyani Quartet South African bassist Johnny Dyani (1945 – 1986) was a resident of Denmark until his untimely death in Berlin during his tour. This is Johnny’s last leader album (recorded five albums under his name) for SteepleChase. And it is, as Cadence says, “ one of the bassist’s …
SCCD 31205 Questions / Paul Bley Trio 11 years after the first SteepleChase recording (“Paul Bley/NHØP” SCH 31005), Paul Bley returned to studio for this trio recording and has since been recording regularly for the label. “ Questions , with Bley leading a trio featuring the world-class Danish bassist Jesper Lundgaard, is more typical of …
SCCD 31203 The Garden Of The Blues / Shirley Horn Trio This is a recording form the concert dedicated to the late songwriter Curtis Lewis who was one of the first black composers and lyricists to emerge on the Broadway scene in the early 40s. “ Shirley Horn has one of the most alluring voices …
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